Fulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair in Business and Economics

Eligibility

Fulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair in Business and Economics, with an application deadline in September, offers 2 awards of $7926 each.

Description

Hanken School of Economics is a research-intensive business school with a program portfolio covering the whole range from BSc to Ph.D. and Executive Education. The Chair conducts research in the area of specialization and contributes to Hanken's knowledge dissemination to academia and the corporate world and teaches in Hanken's degree programs and Executive Education. Hanken prefers applicants who will both teach and conduct research during their grant term. In addition to guest lecturing at Hanken School of Economics, the Fulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair is encouraged to network and create linkages throughout Finland, and give occasional guest lectures at other Finnish universities. While this award is open to any project, there is interest in scholars who are in these particular specialty areas: Accounting; Commercial law (including IP law); Economics; Entrepreneurship, management and organization; Finance; Information systems science; Management and organization; Marketing; Statistics; and Supply chain management and social responsibility. Ph.D. (or other terminal degree) is required. Applicants must be mid-career academics or senior academics. The Chair is available to applicants who are full or associate professors in Business and Economics. Candidates should have a prominent record of scholarly accomplishment. Additionally, candidates in all Fulbright programs are reviewed on the project's contribution to the objectives of the Fulbright Program, as well as on the adaptability and suitability of the candidate to act as a Fulbright ambassador for the U.S. in Finland. Applicants are required to submit a letter of invitation from Hanken. Before applying, the applicant must contact the Scholarship Liaison Officer to facilitate the internal process at Hanken. There is no language requirement, English is sufficient. However, feasibility of conducting the project must be demonstrated in the project statement. The application also requires two recommendations. Please visit the award's website or contact the Council for International Exchange of Scholars for more information.